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He stands against the old barn door relaxed not a confrontational bone, thin as a pitchfork's tine. Farmhand, hunter, true-shooter, the lens flatters him. A ring of white T-shirt gives a reverse halo to his lantern-jaw. Loose fitting pants rumple just right atop his kick ass boots. He stands against an old barn door who held up who the real question— a bit of James Dean in pocket pressed hands, Paul Newman in his eyes. Flannel hugs him. (When the woman aren’t.) Capped by a bent brimmed hat, he's rolled to perfection. I’m sure the name tag on his shirt didn’t do him justice—

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 6/18/2015 5:13:00 PM
Love the thin as a pitchfork's tine. Enjoyed the spacing very much and I like it when you put in brackets and yet for some reason, I shy from them in my work. xoxox
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Date: 2/9/2015 3:39:00 PM
Like Raylan Givins from Justified.....
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Debbie Guzzi
Date: 2/9/2015 3:42:00 PM
Is he I've no idea LOl now I have to google R. Givins
Date: 2/8/2015 7:28:00 AM
Namaste` Deb...love the free-flow of your blue-eyed stallion...rippin' riffs with abandon! Cool effect...nice
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Date: 2/8/2015 5:20:00 AM
Amazing Debbie, not just the poetry that speaks for itself, but your subject matter,,you never fail to set the poetry world alight..Oh i had a little time last week and i tried really hard to enter your Chinese new year contest,,A complete new field for me,,but alas nothing came out anyway near the standard that you with your poetry lead with...
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Date: 2/8/2015 1:35:00 AM
you really can see it?? My gosh, what does that mean for me? I am going to check other poems. I am sure I saw others tonight with their pictures showing, just not yours.
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Date: 2/7/2015 10:01:00 PM
no, it still isn't showing, Debs. I wonder if it is something about my own computer. I will go make sure I can still see the pictures that I have put up at my own poems.
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Debbie Guzzi
Date: 2/7/2015 10:19:00 PM
okies cause I can see it fine? nite nite
Date: 2/7/2015 9:52:00 PM
Dang, I want to SEE this guy you have so dazzingly described. The picture did not come out, Debs.
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Date: 2/7/2015 1:26:00 PM
Such wonderful imagery Debbie and I love the similie to describe him and I guess he gets loads of hugs from lovely ladies :-) Hugs jan xx 7 faves xx
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